Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-29
CONDENSED NEWS.
Telegraphic Summary Of impor.
tant Happenings at Home
and Abroad.
FROM THE EAST.

The fog which prevented the yacht race
for the past few days, at last lifted and the
race was sailed at Marblehead. The con-
ditions wero favorable for the English cut
ter, Galatea. The Mayfower passed the
line at noon, about a quarter of mile
ahead of the Galatea, and rounded the mile
stake boat 81 minutes ahead of the Galatea,
and crossed the finish line at 4:16. The
Galatea crossed the line at 4:30l.
The recent controversy over the captured
battle flags has caused many inquiries as to
the disposition made Of the naval flags cap
tured during the late war. 1t is learned at
the navy aepAstnaents Z. essofne Of the Aags
were turned over to the naval academy and
are now there. An accident fire in the navy
department several years ago destroyed
some Of them.
PROF. E. C. SMITH, who has been re-
moved from Audover College by the board
OF visitors on the charge of horesy, says
hat the end of the matter has not been
reached yet. Prof. Harris states that if
necessary the case will be carried to the
Supreme Court. He denies the right of
the board of visitors to remove a president;
that power is only vested in the board of
trustees. Prof. Seeley, he said, was in
favor of acquittal. The whole matter
showed the injustice of the other side and
not at all hurt their case.
THE total number OF salaries Of the
postmasters reviewed and adjusted in uc-
cordance with the provisions of the law of
1883, which adjustments take effect begin
ming next fiscal year July l., is 1850
Twenty-Five of the present number of third
class Presidential offices will on that dale
be relegated to non Presidential or fourth
class, and two of the present fourth class
Offices will be placed in the list of Presi-
dental Offices of the third class.
1T is suggestive fact shown by the re-
ports in the Office of the comptroller of the
currency, that within the last four months
so national and 800 private banks have
been established.
ARNOLD & Co., New York, coffee brok-
ers, have assigned.
SECRETARY FAlRCHILD has issued Or
ders directing the payment of July interest
on checks and coupons upon presentation.
Many of the interest checks for registered
bonds were mailed in advance, in anticipa-
ton of this order, SO as TO facilitate
their payment The effect will be to re-
lease from the sub-treasury about $9,O00,-
900.
REPORTS received at the navy depart
ment at Washington from the officers in
attendance upon the French naval maneu-
vres are not particularly gratifying to those
persons who have placed their confidence
in torpedo boats as M effectual weapon of
naval warfare. According to the official
programme feet of transports was to en-
deavor to make q voyage from Toulon to
Algiers and return in convoy of number
Of war ships. A strong fleet of torpedo
boats was to attack the convoy at every
favorable opportunity. But the squadron
started of in gale of wind SO fierce that
the torpedo boats was unable to go to sea
to attack it, and when the ships returned
to Toulon the night was so dark that the
torpedo fleet was unable to discover them.
Not single shot was fired in defense of
the convoy during the voyage, and the
efficiency of the torpedo boat as means of
attack is still questionable.